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glee
1[ glee ]
noun
- open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular especially in the 18th century.
glee
2[ glee ]
verb (used without object)
- to squint or look with one eye.
noun
- a squint.
- an imperfect eye, especially one with a cast.
glee
/ ɡː /
noun
- great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune
- a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices Compare madrigal
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After my aunt shared her glee at getting her “Trump bucks,” I asked, “Are you going to vote for him now? And what are you going to spend your big Trump bucks on?”
And despite going through difficult changes in her personal life, she feels an effervescent glee at finding the perfect place to land.
Her shocked expression turned to glee as her mother, Cecilia, and peers celebrated her milestone moment.
His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.
Normani and Thorne nail the performance, spitting the tight, overlapping insults about Too Short’s height, girth and dental hygiene with malicious glee.
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